He won’t decide, he said, until the eleventh season of “Celebrity Apprentice” ends in June; if he announces earlier, other candidates would have to be given two hours of prime time. “Right around that time would the time when I’d be thinking about making an announcement and making a decision,” he said. “And maybe even using the season finale as a forum.”

And why does The Donald think he’s qualified?

“First of all, I have a very big business, I have three children who are very capable people. So that works out very nicely. And I know all the politicians. I know politicians on both sides. I’m friendly with many of them and I’m not friendly with some of them. I have dealt with politics all of my life indirectly and directly. I would say few people have raised more money for politicians than I have over the years. And the other thing is I don’t need money to run, unlike other people, so that’s a big advantage. And that’s an advantage for the voters, too, you know, because you don’t have to make deals.”

Meanwhile, the governor of Texas continues to insist he doesn’t want to be president anyway, so maybe this settles the issue once and for all. But he hasn’t said anything about a Trump-Perry ticket.